“HEY SIRI, WHERE’S DA GABAGOOL?” New Jersey Accent Among Most Difficult to Understand According to New Survey:

A recent survey has revealed that the New Jersey accent is among the most challenging for artificial intelligence systems to comprehend.

According to a study by Guide2Fluency, the New Jersey accent ranks high on the list of dialects that pose difficulties for AI voice recognition systems. The survey assessed various regional accents across the United States and their impact on AI accuracy.

The research highlights that accents from New Jersey, along with those from Boston, New York, and the Southern United States, are particularly troublesome for AI. This finding raises concerns about the inclusivity and effectiveness of AI technology in accurately processing diverse speech patterns.

The study involved testing several AI voice recognition systems with audio samples from speakers with different regional accents. The results indicated that the New Jersey accent frequently led to higher error rates in transcription and comprehension.

But what is a “New Jersey accent?” Despite its relatively small size, my old home state has many, many accents:

And I suspect that there could be even more difficult accents for Siri to understand. Such as this classic moment with Terence Stamp  and Bill Duke from Steven Soderbergh’s 1999 film, The Limey (language alert):